The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

This time, I’m not soaked

And no one was hurt.

My hand presses to my temple. Thank gods.

The applause hasn’t even finished fading when Vivian’s voice cuts through it.

“She rigged it!” She points innocently. “I’m sorry! But! She did!”

The room stills.

I turn just in time to see her step forward, looking shy like I might bite. “The punch bowl. She staged it. Created a fake disaster just so she could swoop in and save everyone! I saw her by the punch bowl earlier take out one of the…pegs. Sister, I’m sorry but I can’t let you endanger anyone!”

A ripple moves through the crowd.

“She’s desperate,” Vivian continues smoothly. “Her standing is already in ruins. Of course she’d try something dramatic to regain favor, especially in front of Dominic’s parents.”

My chest tightens.

A few people nod. Quietly. Thoughtfully.

“I mean,” someone murmurs, “no one else saw it wobble.

“And she has been under scrutiny,” another adds.

I feel the ground tilt beneath me, the cheers curdling into something colder.

“You think I made it happen?” I snap, heat rushing to my face. “Would you have preferred I let it fall? Let it soak you all again just to prove a point?”

Vivian doesn’t miss a beat.

“If you caused the problem yourself,” she says like she isn’t sure, i-tt isn’t a good deeqat all.”

She slips her arm through Dominic’s.

My breath catches.

“Don’t you think?” she adds, tilting her head toward him, inviting agreement like it’s a foregone

conclusion.

Dominic doesn’t speak.

He just looks at me.

And for a second looks at me with a look I can’t read.

He opens his mouth.

I open mine.

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Clap.

The sound cracks through the ballroom like a whip.

Everything stops.

Dominic’s parents slowly rise.

“That’s enough,” his mother says, unusually peppy.

Silence falls so completely it feels heavy.

“Many young women showed promise tonight,” Dominic’s father continues. “However, only a few will be considered moving forward.”

Oh. Okay we’re just…moving on? Guess it’s not worth their time.

The first few names are called first.

Two girls I recognize don’t recognize-daughters of high-ranking packs, immaculate reputations, wealth and lineage written into every step they take.

“There is one candidate,” Dominic’s mother says, “who shows potential but lacks the patience and composure we require.”

The pause stretches.

“Second place,” she finishes. “Vivian.”

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